GE to Gertrude [Mrs. Charles Lee] Lewes, Harrogate, 10 July 1870
Title
GE to Gertrude [Mrs. Charles Lee] Lewes, Harrogate, 10 July 1870
Title
GE to Gertrude [Mrs. Charles Lee] Lewes, Harrogate, 10 July 1870
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Gertrude [Mrs. Charles Lee] Lewes
Date(s)
- 1870-07-10
Place
Harrogate
Letter Content
GE to Gertrude [Mrs. Charles Lee] Lewes, Harrogate, 10 July 1870
MS: Mrs. Edward Hanson. Envelope: Mrs. Charles Lewes | 25 Church Row | Hampstead | London N. Postmarks: HARROGATE | A | JY 10 | 70; LONDON-N. | JY 11 | 70. Published: Paterson, pp. 141-143.
Brunswick Terrace | Harrogate 204 | July 10. 70
Dearest Gertrude
Your letter did not reach us till after the middle of the week, when we had had Charlie's subsequent history of your thoughtful wise care about poor Lizzie. 205 It is a comfort to know how well you and Charles acted on Pater's behalf, and I should think that no other measure as to expenses would be thought of than the one which you suggest to Pater.
I have nothing particular to say; but my heart goes out to you more than usual on dear Aunt Mary's account, 206 so it is easier to me to write to you than to abstain. And you will all be glad to hear that this place seems to be doing wonders for Pater. His pulse is getting strong, his appetite is good, and he enjoys the fresh air and exercise. It is settled now that we are to go to Whitby tomorrow week (on the 18th), as our lodgings are let to others from that day. And probably a fortnights' drinking of the strong chalybeate 207 waters is as much as it would be prudent to take at once.
The weather is delicious now -- warm, but not warmer than we like it to be: on these hills there is almost always a pleasant breeze stirring, and on the slightest pretext the wind is ready to howl round us quite mysteriously, something in the configuration of the ground and houses apparently favouring this melancholy music.
I wish you could share the magnificent strawberries which are brought round here in the market carts, and the abundant green peas. But I hope that the rains have been enough round London to have made fruit and vegetables less poverty-stricken than they were.
I say nothing about the dear invalid, except that we send our love. You know that we care always to have news of her and all of you.
The last sentence in your letter "I am very well," -- was especially welcome. Don't hang too much over dress-making, lest it should cease to be true. We have been a long walk, which has tired my legs, and made my arms sympathize, so I write in a sprawling way, just to say that I am your ever loving
Mutter.
MS: Mrs. Edward Hanson. Envelope: Mrs. Charles Lewes | 25 Church Row | Hampstead | London N. Postmarks: HARROGATE | A | JY 10 | 70; LONDON-N. | JY 11 | 70. Published: Paterson, pp. 141-143.
Brunswick Terrace | Harrogate 204 | July 10. 70
Dearest Gertrude
Your letter did not reach us till after the middle of the week, when we had had Charlie's subsequent history of your thoughtful wise care about poor Lizzie. 205 It is a comfort to know how well you and Charles acted on Pater's behalf, and I should think that no other measure as to expenses would be thought of than the one which you suggest to Pater.
I have nothing particular to say; but my heart goes out to you more than usual on dear Aunt Mary's account, 206 so it is easier to me to write to you than to abstain. And you will all be glad to hear that this place seems to be doing wonders for Pater. His pulse is getting strong, his appetite is good, and he enjoys the fresh air and exercise. It is settled now that we are to go to Whitby tomorrow week (on the 18th), as our lodgings are let to others from that day. And probably a fortnights' drinking of the strong chalybeate 207 waters is as much as it would be prudent to take at once.
The weather is delicious now -- warm, but not warmer than we like it to be: on these hills there is almost always a pleasant breeze stirring, and on the slightest pretext the wind is ready to howl round us quite mysteriously, something in the configuration of the ground and houses apparently favouring this melancholy music.
I wish you could share the magnificent strawberries which are brought round here in the market carts, and the abundant green peas. But I hope that the rains have been enough round London to have made fruit and vegetables less poverty-stricken than they were.
I say nothing about the dear invalid, except that we send our love. You know that we care always to have news of her and all of you.
The last sentence in your letter "I am very well," -- was especially welcome. Don't hang too much over dress-making, lest it should cease to be true. We have been a long walk, which has tired my legs, and made my arms sympathize, so I write in a sprawling way, just to say that I am your ever loving
Mutter.
Signature
Mutter.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Gertrude [Mrs. Charles Lee] Lewes, Harrogate, 10 July 1870, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/93340